Energy and Environment: Scientists are racing to study Antarctica's most threatening glacier -- before it melts away

Scientists are racing to study Antarctica’s most threatening glacier — before it melts away; Finally, the world may protect one of the most pristine parts of the Southern Ocean; Scientists say the government’s new plan to manage red wolves is ‘backward’; UN: Global agriculture needs a ‘profound transformation’ to fight climate change and protect food security; It could be the nation’s first carbon tax. And environmentalists are fighting over it; The world just took another huge step forward on fighting climate change; The U.S. government just made its biggest clean energy purchase ever;   With Chris Mooney   Scientists are racing to study Antarctica’s most threatening glacier — before it melts away The glacier, named Thwaites, is a lynchpin of the West Antarctic ice sheet. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » Finally, the world may protect one of the most pristine parts of the Southern Ocean Countries want to protect the Ross Sea and other waters around Antarctica — or, at least, most of them do. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Scientists say the government’s new plan to manage red wolves is ‘backward’ The government said it had the "best available science" to rework a dated program to restore the world's most endangered wolf to the wild. Turns out they misread the science. Awkward. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   UN: Global agriculture needs a ‘profound transformation’ to fight climate change and protect food security Millions could be put at risk of hunger and poverty in the next few decades. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   It could be the nation’s first carbon tax. And environmentalists are fighting over it Some worry about what the measure would do to state revenues, while others want money diverted to clean energy initiatives. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   The world just took another huge step forward on fighting climate change More than 140 countries have agreed to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, the super-polluting, powerful greenhouse gases. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   The U.S. government just made its biggest clean energy purchase ever It's not just that U.S. policy is promoting clean energy. The U.S. government is buying it, too, and the Navy is leading the way. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Morning Mix A fresh mix of stories from all over that will be the talk of the morning. Sign Up »         Share Energy and Environment:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Energy and Environment. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071